New air combat movie

[EskimoJoe]

No teenage heart throbs no fediddlein teenage type drama. If you do that we''ll end up with another version of this.

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I find myself in agreement here. Bring in a fresh group of actors, no hollywood bigshots.

Get some young guys together, guys that have a passion for aviation and history, and would
like to act and recreate and honor these men. No bigshots, just some guys who want to do this.

Think of the cast of Flight 91 (IIRC, it's been awhile...) - their weren't any bigshots there from
what I remember, and it was a truly inspiring, touching, even heartbreaking movie.

[F22RaptorDude]

No teenage heart throbs no fediddlein teenage type drama. If you do that we''ll end up with another version of this.

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I actually liked that movie, the action and the romance parts, write me off as a noob but I have a wide taste in movies, I also enjoyed Titanic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxqU_WH8Cd0Best scene in pearl harbor

[oboe]

I'll put up with a lot to see WWII fighters on the big screen.  And Kate Beckinsale is pretty easy on the eyes.
   
There are so many WWII air combat stories to be told though-- I wish they would branch out and cover some new territory rather than doing remakes.

I'd like to see Pvt Ryan quality film of the 8th Air Force Schweinfurt raid, or the Cactus Air Force struggles on Guadalcanal,  or the ace race in the Pacific between Bong, McGuire, and Kearby.   

I'll definitely go support this film if it gets released though.

[Tyrannis]

I always wished that maybe starz or HBO would to a series on the airmen of ww2 (similier to band of brothers)

Could maybe follow 2 brothers? one that becomes a bomber pilot in the 8th. (possibly 91st?) And the other becomes a fighter pilot.

[jimson]

No teenage heart throbs no fediddlein teenage type drama.

LOL, well your'e gonna need actors from that age group, so at least get some popular ones, but yeah make it an action/drama film and not a romance.

[Reaper90]

I'll put up with a lot to see WWII fighters on the big screen.  And Kate Beckinsale is pretty easy on the eyes.

WINNAR WINNAR CHICKEN DINNAR!!!!

As much as Pearl Harbor made me want to punch babies and stomp kittens, you're right..... I'd even tolerate Rosie O'Donnell co-starring if Kate has a leading role.

[SmokinLoon]

WINNAR WINNAR CHICKEN DINNAR!!!!

As much as Pearl Harbor made me want to punch babies and stomp kittens, you're right..... I'd even tolerate Rosie O'Donnell co-starring if Kate has a leading role.

That would be the equivalent of puking rotten Mexican 1 minute then have an O the next.  Not a good tradeoff.  Just keep Rosie O'Donnell out of the picture period.     

[F22RaptorDude]

 

[Reaper90]

Best WWII air combat movie made yet, Fo Sho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS1ozeyaFN4

 

[Tyrannis]

Best WWII air combat movie made yet, Fo Sho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS1ozeyaFN4

 

Boondocks! 

[Bruv119]

Best WWII air combat movie made yet, Fo Sho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS1ozeyaFN4

 

     

I think this video sums up Aces High very nicely.   Is that AH 0.5 graphics model?  

"you couldn't hit the ground with a turd"    this also reflects the average AHers hit %   

[bozon]

Best WWII aviation movie is actually a mini-series called "piece of cake":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R7pDoBSrKg&feature=related

This is a forgotten gem.

[Guppy35]

Of course I would prefer a movie to be one that the veterans could get behind and be proud of.

"You ever talk to any 8th AF bomber crew about "Memphis Belle"?  I remember talking to some 91st BG vets."

I did more than that, I spoke to one of the actual crew members of the Memphis Belle who was at the premier promoting the film.

However, this was 21 years ago and I don't remember his name or exactly what he said.

As far as the last mission of the Memphis Belle, without looking, I seem to remember reading that it was actually fairly uneventful, unlike the movie.

To an extent, creative liberties will always be taken, as a feature film has to be different than a documentary.

As long as it isn't too outlandish and captures the general spirit, it still exposes non purists to the heroism of the men involved.

If it is more palatable to you, I wouldn't mind a fictional story line about a fictional unit that is big budget with awesome special effects just so that we can get more people interested in a unique time in American history where the greatest generation gave their greatest effort.

Best bet would probably be a remake of "Twelve O'Clock High".  Maybe tell it a bit closer to the actual book.  "Serenade to the Big Bird" would be a good book to base a movie off of too.  Much more of a story that while based in WW2 would tie into the present day world wonderfully. 

[jimson]

Best bet would probably be a remake of "Twelve O'Clock High".  Maybe tell it a bit closer to the actual book.  "Serenade to the Big Bird" would be a good book to base a movie off of too.  Much more of a story that while based in WW2 would tie into the present day world wonderfully. 

Excellent choice.

I recently saw that classic.

Would love to see it remade with todays special effects technology.

[Grayeagle]

'Black Thursday' ..ohh yaa .. would be an excellent movie (Schweinfurt Raid in October of '43)

Any story of a fighter pilot .. Preddy, Hartmann, ..heck even a movie of Rudel and his Stuka would rock.

-GE aka Frank